It's not a secret that Japanese musical group supercell has grown significantly in fame within the last year. Since our last interview with the group's lead composer ryo, and vocalist nagi, supercell's music has recently appeared as an ending song for the popular anime adaptation of Naruto. Another song titled Hoshi ga matataku konna Yoru ni, will appear in Type-Moon's upcoming game Witch on the Holy Night (Mahotsukai no Yoru). Type-Moon is probably best known for creating the Fate/stay night series. Both songs will be available in their third major album slated to be released in Japan on August 25, 2010. Interested fans can get their copies of the CD at PlayAsia.

Former Nico Nico Douga star Piko is branching out into mainstream media with his major debut single, “Story.” He announced during a live broadcast on Nico Nico Douga today that the new single will be released on October 13. He’s performed at notable venues such as at the Shibuya-AX hall in Tokyo and Yokohama Blitz in Yokohama. In addition, some of his songs have caught the eye and collaboration of noteworthy people such as Ryo of Supercell. Are we looking at the next breakout Nico Nico Douga star? Although he certainly lacks the mystery appeal of Supercell's anonymous members, so we'll have to wait and see how his career will turn out. Sample of his work after the jump.

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Right after his performance at the Saitama Super Arena, SID announced a new single, “cosmetic” to be released on September 29 and his first performance at the Tokyo Dome on December 11. This will be his first new single since “Rain,” which was the third and final opening for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The announcement was made during the encore performance at Saitama Super Arena, where 32,000 fans erupted into cheers. First set of tickets will be sold on October 30, while the second will be sold on November 20, both for ¥6300 each.

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Rina Aiuchi, who has performed themes for anime such as Detective Conan and for games like Megaman X7, just announced her retirement after a fan club-only concert. Before her final farewell, she will release one more album, “LAST SCENE” and hold two more concerts – one in Saitama and Hyogo on September 18 and 26. This news is quite sudden, considering that she is only 30. More after the jump.

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